Re: E.C. Whitehurst, Boonville, MO 1850

Hi, Regarding Missouri, I just found out that my great-gramps Joel Shipp Whitehurst was in the MO 1st cavalry.He and his folks came from the Princess anne Co Whitehursts, and settled in St. Joe for a generation until they ventured to California in the 1870s, mmaybe late '60s.sounds very possible.What were your folks doing in MO? What did EC stand for?Good luck and keep me posted. Thanks, Anne